Director Shareholding

Babcock International Group PLC
16 February 2001


Please be advised that Mr M S Easton, a director of Babcock International Group
PLC ('Babcock'), exercised on 15 February 2001, 14,022 options over ordinary 60p
shares ('Shares') of Babcock under The Babcock Sharesave Scheme.

Mr Easton is now interested in 22,355 Babcock Shares.